Hello!
I'm in a quandary about how to pronounce words like, puellā (versus puella), Latīnē (versus Latīne) and so on. I asked my teacher, who is a very experienced Italian (although I wouldn't call him reliable per sé :|) and he said he hasn't heard anyone pronounce puella and puellā differently. But I have a hard time swallowing that pill. Why would we add the macron (which, as far I understand, is a post-classical pedagogical invention) to differentiate between the abl. and nom., if they...
Do you pronounce the the last vowel, which is long, as long or short in eg. ablative declensions?
I'm in a quandary about how to pronounce words like, puellā (versus puella), Latīnē (versus Latīne) and so on. I asked my teacher, who is a very experienced Italian (although I wouldn't call him reliable per sé :|) and he said he hasn't heard anyone pronounce puella and puellā differently. But I have a hard time swallowing that pill. Why would we add the macron (which, as far I understand, is a post-classical pedagogical invention) to differentiate between the abl. and nom., if they...
Do you pronounce the the last vowel, which is long, as long or short in eg. ablative declensions?